NURS 101XNursing Care of the Adult Client I•
6 Cr.

Department

Division

Description:

The first of three medical/surgical courses focusing on acute and chronic health dysfunctions in the adult client. Students gain clinical experience in acute-care settings. Course consists of two components: 101X and 101Z. Prerequisite: NURS 100X and 100Z.

Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

Continues to implement the five phases of the nursing process as a systematic approach to provide nursing care for the adult.

Assessment

Collects pertinent data by assessing one or two clients using the Assessment Data Collection Guide

Collects pertinent data from other sources:

client’s record

family members

health team members

Identifies changes in assessment data.

Validates abnormal change in data.

Organizes assessment data according to Maslow's basic needs.

Nursing Diagnosis

Begins to identify pertinent nursing diagnoses and their etiologies for the client: